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A couple of weeks ago I was about to post an instrumental tune with this title after I had given up trying to write lyrics for it. I'd always wanted to make a HipHop piece but as a 65-year-old white guy living in the country I seemed to be missing some of the requisite qualifications, with the result that my lyrics were deficient (read: embarrassing).
Sam Dixon and I had had some interaction recently: he called me an "inspirational codger" in one of his comments, and we both posted covers of michael2's "Open Collaboration Idea". In his, he stated that he didn't want to "step" on my version by singing over what little musical stuff I had added to michael's piece. This was the perfect opening. I sent him my instrumental tune and invited him to step all over it.
He says: "Richard sent me this fun little ditty to give a go, and after listening, i couldn't refuse. i originally planned to get to it in a few weeks, but the melody came almost instantly, so i went ahead a wrote the lyrics and sang it a coupla days after he sent it. As usual, if there's a title, i just work from that for ideas, same for Bruddahs. It wuz fun Rich!" As you will hear, it's a sly dig at me: imagine an old white guy tryin' to make young black music. I think he did a FABULOUS job (the six vocal tracks are amazing). He has a great sense of humor and was an absolute pleasure to work with.
He did such a great job that I started feeling that my loop-based backer wasn't up to the standard he set, so I asked my son Geoff to have a listen for two main reasons: a) I no longer trust my ears and b) he's listened to a LOT more urban music than I have (I think I stopped listening to the radio in the 80s.) We decided the horn track needed to be replaced and I asked Andy Wigzell to have a go at it: as usual, he came through BIG time. Geoff also helped a little with the mix and had a fun idea for the end of the piece which Sam went along with.
So, thank you Sam and Andy and Geoff: I promise not to attempt any more music outside my cultural comfort zone, but I think we may have coined a new genre: QuipHop. I like it a lot; hope you do too.
Music: richard13
Lyrics and vocals: sammydix
Sax: awigze
Mix: richard13 and Geoff
Sam Dixon and I had had some interaction recently: he called me an "inspirational codger" in one of his comments, and we both posted covers of michael2's "Open Collaboration Idea". In his, he stated that he didn't want to "step" on my version by singing over what little musical stuff I had added to michael's piece. This was the perfect opening. I sent him my instrumental tune and invited him to step all over it.
He says: "Richard sent me this fun little ditty to give a go, and after listening, i couldn't refuse. i originally planned to get to it in a few weeks, but the melody came almost instantly, so i went ahead a wrote the lyrics and sang it a coupla days after he sent it. As usual, if there's a title, i just work from that for ideas, same for Bruddahs. It wuz fun Rich!" As you will hear, it's a sly dig at me: imagine an old white guy tryin' to make young black music. I think he did a FABULOUS job (the six vocal tracks are amazing). He has a great sense of humor and was an absolute pleasure to work with.
He did such a great job that I started feeling that my loop-based backer wasn't up to the standard he set, so I asked my son Geoff to have a listen for two main reasons: a) I no longer trust my ears and b) he's listened to a LOT more urban music than I have (I think I stopped listening to the radio in the 80s.) We decided the horn track needed to be replaced and I asked Andy Wigzell to have a go at it: as usual, he came through BIG time. Geoff also helped a little with the mix and had a fun idea for the end of the piece which Sam went along with.
So, thank you Sam and Andy and Geoff: I promise not to attempt any more music outside my cultural comfort zone, but I think we may have coined a new genre: QuipHop. I like it a lot; hope you do too.
Music: richard13
Lyrics and vocals: sammydix
Sax: awigze
Mix: richard13 and Geoff
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Lyrics
BRUDDAHS
don't like no Pea-coats
or big Raybans
don't wear no mullets
or Toms Shoes, don't do that
no David Matthews
or Mr Springsteen
don't smoke no Lucky Strikes
or order Miller Lite
don't eat no Whole Foods
on yoga mats
Aluminum-free deodorants
don't do that
no North Face vests here
or chunky sweaters
Panini Presses
or cuffed jeans, can't do that
no Malcolm Gladwell
in canvas totebags
tofu or sushi
alternative newspapers won't get read
no pricey haircuts--
not for a guy
no deep neck v-shirts
or mountains to be climbed
don't do it
don't do that stuff
naow, don't do that stuff
don't buy no products
from guys name "Ned"
or push no mega-prams
stock market what you say?
don't jump from rooftops
down on to tables
no roller derby
we've just enough with problems of our own
don't do that stuff
naow, don't do that stuff
but our bling is nice n shiny!
don't like no Pea-coats
or big Raybans
don't wear no mullets
or Toms Shoes, don't do that
no David Matthews
or Mr Springsteen
don't smoke no Lucky Strikes
or order Miller Lite
don't eat no Whole Foods
on yoga mats
Aluminum-free deodorants
don't do that
no North Face vests here
or chunky sweaters
Panini Presses
or cuffed jeans, can't do that
no Malcolm Gladwell
in canvas totebags
tofu or sushi
alternative newspapers won't get read
no pricey haircuts--
not for a guy
no deep neck v-shirts
or mountains to be climbed
don't do it
don't do that stuff
naow, don't do that stuff
don't buy no products
from guys name "Ned"
or push no mega-prams
stock market what you say?
don't jump from rooftops
down on to tables
no roller derby
we've just enough with problems of our own
don't do that stuff
naow, don't do that stuff
but our bling is nice n shiny!
RochaMalhada
what an awesome collab.
. - Harold